2013; Eat my dust Meno!

menoscemo wrote: »

I thought It was supposed to be 20?
What time do you want to get going at?

What’s the problem? Don’t think you can handle it?!

brownian wrote: »

With a week plan like that, I wouldn't be too worried. That's a great set of runs, with plenty of mileage. I won't make anything like that many miles myself.
Connemara - bring it on

It doesn’t look like I’ll make that many miles either… The only thing I had time for when I got home from work last night was 20 minutes with the foam roller and a cup of tea. I was exhausted so I set my alarm to go out this morning and went straight to bed.


Tuesday 15th March 15
- 6.45miles – Av Pace 9.31
I wasn’t looking forward to this run. I knew that my next run was going to make me doubt myself for Connemara. And it did! It was not enjoyable. My legs were heavy from the get go. It took 5 miles for my legs to loosen up and then I tried to go harder until I got home but I literally had nothing left. I was all over the shop – mind and body! I suppose the fact that I went out in the dark and rain and got through it will stand to me somehow... It’s done now anyway! I shall forget about it.

Thursday 17th March
- 20.56 miles - Av Pace 9.50

Met up with Menoscemo, Aigster and the Mrslow fella for this bright and early. It was a perfect morning for a run but I just wasn't feeling it. It took the first 3-4miles for the legs to loosen and lighten up. Took a gel and some water at mile 6 and felt alright. It was pretty much downhill from there. Let's just say I was the class disruption today and broke up the run on the lads goodo! 9.13 miles - cue emotional breakdown #1. A few panicky tears and deep breaths later and we set off again. I kept it to myself but I was thinking the cars were about 2 miles away and that I would be getting in, locking the doors and going home. Regained a bit of composure and kept going though. Another short water and gel break at about mile 14 and headed off again feeling alright-ish. We headed off towards the memorial gardens planning to finish the final mile on a hill. I actually felt like I was doing about 8.30minute miles my legs were that wrecked - I was in fact doing just under 10! Mile 16-17 I felt like I was moving but going nowhere. I didn't feel like I was knocking off the miles on this run in the slightest. 18.69 miles - cue emotional breakdown #2. This was preceded by mrslow getting a tap on the elbow and looking down at a big sad face to a to a wrecked whimper of "mrslow...I don't wanna do the Kyber":(. A few more hysterical tears, breaths, curses and a little drink and I gave myself a good talking to to get my a$s up that bloody Kyber if it was the last thing I did! So head down, forget the pace and just turn the legs over. Got up it with a grunt at the final hump and back to car park to finish.
So 2 ultrarunners, a 7ft marathon runner with springs in his shoes, 2 water breaks, 2 emotional blow ups and several internal highs and lows and mind battles I got the distance covered. Thank god! I was happy to finish today to say the least!

Turned the key in the ignition and Country Mix (don't ask!!) was blaring out the banging tune 'The Boulevard of Broken Dreams'...Good thing I'm not superstitious eh?! Although I did notice there were lots of lonesome magpies in the park today...:rolleyes:

Spent the afternoon on bed in compression socks (HOT!) dozing and have just packed for my weekend away in Edinburgh. Today is over and done with! I did pack my running gear to facilitate 2 short runs so I suppose I haven't ben turned off it just yet.

That's it for the long runs for the time being! Have an 18miler and 2 20milers under the belt so hopefully what needs to be done is done. Mallow 10 mile race next Sunday and 8/10mile run the weekend after...Happy tapering! Hopefully. I don't think I'll suffer this madness y'all speak of.. Although I think I have I'm coming down with the flu. And I'm feeling niggles in every inch of my body that I've never felt before. And everything, I mean everything, is a weapon out to get me! Dogs on leads, dogs not on leads, children, shoes that haven't been prescribed on a gait analysis, tea, coffee, insomnia... If I was suffering from taper / first marathon madness I could go on. Good thing I'm not!!